- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Society for Pediatric Research
- Academic Pediatric Association
Biography
Kenneth Yen, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric emergency medicine.
Dr. Yen earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Chicago Children’s Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he also earned a master’s degree in epidemiology.
Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2011.
Dr. Yen currently serves as Research Director for UT Southwestern’s Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine after previously serving as the division’s Fellowship Director. Some of his regular activities include guiding research operations, aiding fellows in project development, and conducting research design workshops. He also consults for the Pediatric Residency Program's research projects.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a member of its Section on Emergency Medicine. He is also a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and the Academic Pediatric Association, including its Pediatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group.
Dr. Yen has clinical and research interests in trauma, disaster preparedness, clinical decision rules, medical education, new technology, and IV access. He has delivered national and regional invited lectures, contributed to four books, and published numerous academic articles related to his areas of expertise.
In 2022, he earned the Best Research Mentor Award from the UT Southwestern Pediatric Residency Program.
Personal Note
When he’s not at work, Dr. Yen enjoys being actively involved in his five kids' wide-ranging activities, leading local Scout troops, reading technothrillers, and cooking tasty meals for his family.
Education & Training
- Medical School - University of Illinois College of Medicine (1992-1996)
- University - The Medical College of Wisconsin (2001-2006)
- Fellowship - Medical College of Wisconsin (1999-2002), Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Residency - University of Chicago (1996-1999), Pediatrics
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- Best Research Mentor 2022, UT Southwestern Pediatric Residency Program
- Best Faculty Abstract Award 2022, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting
- Ken Graff Young Investigator Award 2006, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Citation for Distinguished Service Rendered 2006, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Epidemiology
- Ambulatory Pediatric Association Fellow Award 2001, Pediatric Academic Societies
- Ludwig Seidel Award 2001, Ambulatory Pediatric Association
- Best Fellow Research Presentation 2001, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Books & Publications
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Books
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Oral lesions in Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult (2nd ed.)
Deramo J, Yen K (2019), Philadelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer -
Tendonitis in Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult (2nd ed.)
Thayaril A, Yen K (2019), Philadelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer -
Shigella in Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult (2nd ed.)
Nadeem S, Yen K (2019), Philadelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer -
Esophagitis in Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult (2nd ed.)
Lowe G, Yen K (2019), Philadelphia, PA, Wolters Kluwer -
The Last Minute Review cases: emergency medicine in Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review (2nd ed.)
McConnell J, Yen K (2019), New York, NY, Springer -
Chapter 7: Pediatric emergency medicine in Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review (2nd ed.)
Nesiama JO, McConnell J, Yen K (2019), New York, NY, Springer -
Gynecologic emergencies in Lange Current Diagnosis and Treatment Pediatric Emergency Medicine (1st ed.)
Yen K, Haug J (2014), New York, NY, McGraw Hill/Medical -
The use of monitoring devices in Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures (2nd ed.)
Yen K, Gorelick MH (2006), Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Oral lesions in Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult (2nd ed.)
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Publications
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Perceived Race and Ethnicity on CT Use in Children With Minor Head or Abdominal Trauma
Atigapramoj NS, McCarten-Gibbs K, Ugalde IT, Badawy M, Chaudhari PP, Yen K, Ishimine P, Sage AC, Nielsen D, Uppermann JS, Kravitz-Wirtz ND, Tancredi DJ, Holmes JF, Kuppermann N Pediatrics 2026 Feb 157 -
Interrater reliability between surgeons and pediatric emergency providers in the cervical spine assessment of injured children
Ahmad FA, Browne LR, Glomb NW, Harding M, Cook LJ, Burger RK, Chaudhari PP, Rogers AJ, Ward CE, Rubalcava D, Yen K, Kuppermann N, Leonard JC Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2025 Dec 99 876-883 -
Performance of the PECARN cervical spine injury prediction rule based on EMS clinician observations
Browne LR, Ward CE, Harding M, Cook LJ, Adelgais KM, Ahmad FA, Burger R, Chaudhari PP, Corwin DJ, Glomb NW, Kuppermann N, Lee LK, Leonard JR, Owusu-Ansah S, Riney LC, Rogers AJ, Rubalcava DM, Sapien RE, Szadkowski MA, Tzimenatos L, Yen K, Leonard JC Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2025 Dec 99 928-934 -
Comparison of two point-of-care lung ultrasound techniques and their associated outcomes for bronchiolitis in the pediatric emergency department
Smith JA, Cooper MC, Yen K, Reisch J, Stone BS Ultrasound Journal 2025 Dec 17 -
Comparison of Cervical Spine Injury Clinical Prediction Rules for Children After Blunt Trauma
Lee LK, Ahmad FA, Browne LR, Harding M, Cook L, Adelgais K, Burger RK, Rogers A, Tzimenatos L, Riney LC, Rubalcava D, Ward CE, Yen K, Leonard JC JAMA Network Open 2025 Dec 8 -
Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule
Arnold CG, Ishimine P, McCarten-Gibbs KA, Yen K, Atigapramoj N, Badawy M, Ugalde IT, Chaudhari PP, Upperman JS, Kuppermann N, Holmes JF Academic Emergency Medicine 2025 Jun 32 643-649 -
Incidental Findings on Computed Tomography in Children With Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Ugalde IT, Yen K, Tatro G, Ishimine P, Atigapramoj NS, Chaudhari PP, McCarten-Gibbs KA, Badawy M, Upperman JS, Kuppermann N, Holmes JF Annals of Emergency Medicine 2025 May 85 405-410 -
Emergency Medicine
McConnell JS, Guiner A, Yen K 2025 Jan 197-233 -
PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study
Leonard JC, Harding M, Cook LJ, Leonard JR, Adelgais KM, Ahmad FA, Browne LR, Burger RK, Chaudhari PP, Corwin DJ, Glomb NW, Lee LK, Owusu-Ansah S, Riney LC, Rogers AJ, Rubalcava DM, Sapien RE, Szadkowski MA, Tzimenatos L, Ward CE, Yen K, Kuppermann N The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 2024 Jul 8 482-490 -
PECARN prediction rules for CT imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt abdominal or minor head trauma: a multicentre prospective validation study
Holmes JF, Yen K, Ugalde IT, Ishimine P, Chaudhari PP, Atigapramoj N, Badawy M, McCarten-Gibbs KA, Nielsen D, Sage AC, Tatro G, Upperman JS, Adelson PD, Tancredi DJ, Kuppermann N The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 2024 May 8 339-347 -
Workplace Violence in the Pediatric Emergency Department A National Survey of Physicians in the United States
Huang CJ, Boulos AK, Field S, Wang VJ, Yen K Pediatric emergency care 2024 Apr 40 249-254 -
Association of outcomes in point-of-care lung ultrasound for bronchiolitis in the pediatric emergency department
Smith JA, Stone BS, Shin J, Yen K, Reisch J, Fernandes NJ, Cooper MC American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 Jan 75 22-28 -
Diagnostic testing for chest pain in a pediatric emergency department and rates of cardiac disease before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective study
Atmanli A, Yen K, Zhou AZ Frontiers in Pediatrics 2024 12 -
Assessing the New Norm: A Simulation Study to Assess Pediatric Emergency Physician Success in Critical Procedures with an Air Purifying Respirator
Mehmood N, Nesiama JA, Yen K, Dhar A, Lowe G Pediatric emergency care 2023 Dec 39 E86-E89 -
The burden of mental and behavioral health visits to the pediatric ED: A 3-year tertiary care center experience
Manuel MM, Yen K, Feng SY, Patel F Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2023 Nov 28 488-496 -
Validation of Prediction Rules for Computed Tomography Use in Children With Blunt Abdominal or Blunt Head Trauma: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study
Ugalde IT, Chaudhari PP, Badawy M, Ishimine P, McCarten-Gibbs KA, Yen K, Atigapramoj NS, Sage A, Nielsen D, Adelson D, Upperman J, Tancredi D, Kuppermann N, Holmes JF JMIR Research Protocols 2022 Nov 11 -
The agitated pediatric patient located in the emergency department: The APPLIED observational study
Manuel MM, Feng SY, Yen K, Patel F JACEP Open 2022 Jun 3 -
Virtual Interviewing for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship - A National Survey
Van Der Laan L, George R, Nesiama JA, Nagler J, Langhan ML, Yen K, Ngo TL, Rose JA, Caglar D, Kant S, Ciener D, Feng SY Pediatric emergency care 2022 Apr 38 E1207-E1212 -
Assessing the utility of urine testing in febrile infants 2 to 12 months of age with bronchiolitis
Elkhunovich MA, Wang VJ, Pham P, Arpilleda JC, Clingenpeel JM, Mansour K, Riech T, Yen K, Liu DR Pediatric emergency care 2021 Dec 37 E1104-E1109 -
Caregiver willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 after adult vaccine approval
Author Collaboration IC, Goldman RD, Krupik D, Ali S, Mater A, Hall JE, Bone JN, Thompson GC, Yen K, Griffiths MA, Klein A, Klein EJ, Brown JC, Mistry RD, Gelernter R International journal of environmental research and public health 2021 Oct 18 -
Predicting Adverse Outcomes for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infections in Emergency Departments
Author Collaboration PE, Lin CY, Xie J, Freedman SB, McKee RS, Schnadower D, Tarr PI, Finkelstein Y, Desai NM, Lane RD, Bergmann KR, Kaplan RL, Hariharan S, Cruz AT, Cohen DM, Dixon A, Ramgopal S, Powell EC, Kilgar J, Michelson KA, Bitzan M, Yen K, Meckler GD, Plint AC, Balamuth F, Bradin S, Gouin S, Kam AJ, Meltzer JA, Hunley TE, Avva U, Porter R, Fein DM, Louie JP, Tarr GA, Rominger A, Beer D, Pruitt CM, Abramo TJ, Schuh A, Kanegaye JT, Jones NE Journal of Pediatrics 2021 May 232 200-206.e4 -
National COVID-19 vaccine program progress and parents’ willingness to vaccinate their children
Goldman RD, Bone JN, Gelernter R, Krupik D, Ali S, Mater A, Thompson GC, Yen K, Griffiths MA, Klein A, Klein EJ, Mistry RD, Hall JE, Brown JC Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics 2021 17 4889-4895 -
Invasive bacterial infections in afebrile infants diagnosed with acute otitis media
Author Collaboration OB, McLaren SH, Cruz AT, Yen K, Lipshaw MJ, Bergmann KR, Mistry RD, Gutman CK, Ahmad FA, Pruitt CM, Thompson GC, Steimle MD, Zhao X, Schuh AM, Thompson AD, Hanson HR, Ulrich SL, Meltzer JA, Dunnick J, Schmidt SM, Nigrovic LE, Waseem M, Velasco R, Ali S, Cullen DL, Gomez B, Kaplan RL, Khanna K, Strutt J, Aronson PL, Taneja A, Sheridan DC, Chen CC, Bogie AL, Wang A, Dayan PS Pediatrics 2021 147 -
Predicting hemolytic uremic syndrome and renal replacement therapy in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli-infected children
Author Collaboration PE, McKee RS, Schnadower D, Tarr PI, Xie J, Finkelstein Y, Desai N, Lane RD, Bergmann KR, Kaplan RL, Hariharan S, Cruz AT, Cohen DM, Dixon A, Ramgopal S, Rominger A, Powell EC, Kilgar J, Michelson KA, Beer D, Bitzan M, Pruitt CM, Yen K, Meckler GD, Plint AC, Bradin S, Abramo TJ, Gouin S, Kam AJ, Schuh A, Balamuth F, Hunley TE, Kanegaye JT, Jones NE, Avva U, Porter R, Fein DM, Louie JP, Freedman SB Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020 Apr 70 1643-1651 -
Emergency Medicine
Nesiama JA, McConnell J, Yen K 2019 Jan 197-245 -
Creating the Subspecialty Pediatrics Investigator Network
Author Collaboration at, Mink R, Schwartz A, Carraccio C, High P, Dammann C, McGann KA, Kesselheim J, Herman B, Pitts S, Baffa G, Herman B, Turner DA, Fussell J, High P, Hsu D, Stafford D, Aye T, Sauer C, Kesselheim J, Myers A, McGann K, Dammann C, Chess P, Mahan J, Weiss P, Curran M, Schwartz A, Carraccio C, Herman B, Mink R, Havalad V, Pinheiro J, Alderman E, Fuloria M, McCabe ME, Mehta J, Rivas Y, Rosenberg M, Doughty C, Hergenroeder A, Kale A, Lee-Kim YN, Rama JA, Steuber P, Volk P, Brion LP, Green M, Journeycake J, Yen K, Quigley R Journal of Pediatrics 2018 Jan 192 3-4.e2 -
Essentials of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Part 6: Program Administration
Author Collaboration PF, Kim IK, Zuckerbraun N, Kou M, Vu T, Levasseur K, Yen K, Chapman J, Doughty C, McAneney C, Zaveri P, Hsu D Pediatric emergency care 2016 Oct 32 726-730 -
Essentials of PEM fellowship Part 5: Scholarship prepares fellows to lead as pediatric emergency specialists
Reynolds S, Chang T, Iyer S, Mann C, Wilkinson M, Yen K, Schnadower D Pediatric emergency care 2016 32 645-647 -
Comparison of Clinician Suspicion Versus a Clinical Prediction Rule in Identifying Children at Risk for Intra-abdominal Injuries after Blunt Torso Trauma
Mahajan P, Kuppermann N, Tunik M, Yen K, Atabaki SM, Lee LK, Ellison AM, Bonsu BK, Olsen CS, Cook L, Kwok MY, Lillis K, Holmes JF Academic Emergency Medicine 2015 Sep 22 1034-1041 -
Management of children with solid organ injuries after blunt torso trauma
Wisner DH, Kuppermann N, Cooper A, Menaker J, Ehrlich P, Kooistra J, Mahajan P, Lee L, Cook LJ, Yen K, Lillis K, Holmes JF Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2015 Aug 79 206-214 -
Sensitivity of plain pelvis radiography in children with blunt torso trauma
Kwok MY, Yen K, Atabaki S, Adelgais K, Garcia M, Quayle K, Kooistra J, Bonsu BK, Page K, Borgialli D, Kuppermann N, Holmes JF Annals of Emergency Medicine 2015 Jan 65 63-71.e1 -
Identifying children at very low risk of clinically important blunt abdominal injuries
Holmes JF, Lillis K, Monroe D, Borgialli D, Kerrey BT, Mahajan P, Adelgais K, Ellison AM, Yen K, Atabaki S, Menaker J, Bonsu B, Quayle KS, Garcia M, Rogers A, Blumberg S, Lee L, Tunik M, Kooistra J, Kwok M, Cook LJ, Dean JM, Sokolove PE, Wisner DH, Ehrlich P, Cooper A, Dayan PS, Wootton-Gorges S, Kuppermann N Annals of Emergency Medicine 2013 Aug 62 107-116.e2 -
Interobserver agreement in the clinical assessment of children with blunt abdominal trauma
Yen K, Kuppermann N, Lillis K, Monroe D, Borgialli D, Kerrey BT, Sokolove PE, Ellison AM, Cook LJ, Holmes JF Academic Emergency Medicine 2013 May 20 426-432 -
New biomedical devices that use near-infrared technology to assist with phlebotomy and vascular access
Yen K, Gorelick MH Pediatric emergency care 2013 Mar 29 383-385 -
Validation and refinement of the difficult intravenous access score: A clinical prediction rule for identifying children with difficult intravenous access
Riker MW, Kennedy C, Winfrey BS, Yen K, Dowd MD Academic Emergency Medicine 2011 Nov 18 1129-1134 -
Peripheral difficult venous access in children
Rauch D, Dowd D, Eldridge D, MacE S, Schears G, Yen K Clinical Pediatrics 2009 Nov 48 895-901 -
Evaluation of temporal artery thermometry in children 3-36 months old
Holzhauer JK, Reith V, Sawin KJ, Yen K Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing 2009 Oct 14 239-244 -
Store-and-forward teledermatology versus in-person visits: A comparison in pediatric teledermatology clinic
Heffner VA, Lyon VB, Brousseau DC, Holland KE, Yen K Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2009 Jun 60 956-961 -
Time Motion Study in a Pediatric Emergency Department Before and After Computer Physician Order Entry
Yen K, Shane EL, Pawar SS, Schwendel ND, Zimmanck RJ, Gorelick MH Annals of Emergency Medicine 2009 Apr 53 462-468.e1 -
Derivation of the DIVA score: A clinical prediction rule for the identification of children with difficult intravenous access
Yen K, Riegert A, Gorelick MH Pediatric emergency care 2008 Mar 24 143-147 -
Strategies to improve flow in the pediatric emergency department
Yen K, Gorelick MH Pediatric emergency care 2007 Oct 23 745-752 -
The kappa statistic was representative of empirically observed inter-rater agreement for physical findings
Gorelick MH, Yen K Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2006 Aug 59 859-861 -
Vomiting of liquid corticosteroids in children with asthma
Kim MK, Yen K, Redman RL, Nelson TJ, Brandos J, Hennes HM Pediatric emergency care 2006 Jun 22 397-401 -
Interexaminer reliability in physical examination of pediatric patients with abdominal pain
Yen K, Karpas A, Pinkerton HJ, Gorelick MH Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2005 Apr 159 373-376 -
The effect of in-room registration on emergency department length of stay
Gorelick MH, Yen K, Yun HJ Annals of Emergency Medicine 2005 Feb 45 128-133 -
Effect of ethnicity and race on the use of pain medications in children with long bone fractures in the emergency department
Yen K, Kim M, Stremski ES, Gorelick MH Annals of Emergency Medicine 2003 Jul 42 41-47 -
Traumatic epiglottitis
Yen K, Flanary V, Estel C, Farber N, Hennes H Pediatric emergency care 2003 Feb 19 27-28 -
Non-accidental fractures in child maltreatment syndrome
Bandyopadhyay S, Yen K Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2002 Jun 3 145-152 -
Severe Blunt Cardiac Injury in an Infant: A Case of Child Abuse
Karpas A, Yen K, Sell LL, Frommelt PC Journal of Trauma 2002 Apr 52 759-764 -
Ultrasound applications for the pediatric emergency department: A review of the current literature
Yen K, Gorelick MH Pediatric emergency care 2002 18 226-234 -
Feasibility survey for a study on selective antibiotic management of acute otitis media
Yen K, Walsh-Kelly C, Hennes H Wisconsin medical journal 2001 100 55-59
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Perceived Race and Ethnicity on CT Use in Children With Minor Head or Abdominal Trauma
Research
- Pediatric blunt trauma: head trauma, abdominal trauma, cervical trauma
- Clinical decision rules
- Difficult IV access
- Adapting new technology
- Prehospital care (EMS)
Results: 1 Locations
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
1935 Medical District DriveDallas, Texas 75235 214-730-5437 Directions to Children's Medical Center of Dallas at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas